Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-07
A New Mussuiman Empire Oh the Red



west coast OF the Red Sea new Mussuman en-
pire, with which the maritime powers of Euro,e
anu proOaDly also the sultan and the khedivc will
sh0rtly enter into amicable relations
Inc tribes 1nhabiting the country between the
river Athara and the coast, the most numerous OF
which is the Benz Amer, have detached themselves
from the Callph Abdullah OF khartoum, and at a
council OF their SheikS one OF them named Ma
hommed Abu, was proclaimed sultan He at once
chose kasSala for his residence and apuointed
Two commanders for bis army and five governors
lOr MS provinces. Thus, between the followers of
the mahdi and the Red Sea coast new emDire
mas arisen, Which promises soon to extend to the
3ases tnat are situated to the north OF Kassaa be-
tween Suakim and Berber. The army of the new
sultan musters 5000 weli-armed men.
VelOcipcdc for Ten Soldiers.
NOVEL MULTICYCLE THAT MAY PLAY AN IMPORT
ANT PART IN MILITARY MANGUvERS.
From the London Daily News
People In many London thoroughfaros must have
been considerably astonished Yesterday nv the an
pearance OF q Strengthening vehicle speeding
swiftly along, propelled by ten riders who sat all
In q row like the crew OF an elongated University
rowing boat. This novelty in means OF locomo-
tion was on its way to Aldershot, where. by au-
thority OF the war Office it will be tested with O.
view to its adoption for military operations 1t is
the latest adaptation of the "fOur-in-hand" quad
tricycle., and = Is intended for the rapid transport
OF infantry from one point to another
When fully manned it carries twelve men, who
can take with them, If ordered light baggage
cart or ammunition wagon. The advantages of
mounting men thus in single fe instead of two or
four abreast are, first OF ALL that the machine ia
more manageable, and, second, that, power for
power, II presents less surface to ST rOng head
wind, one Of the obstacles most difficult for cyclists
to overcome.
The speed that can be got out of such ma
chine Dy ten or twelve moderate riders is quite
surprising. Ten miles an hour would be con-
Sldered low average rate, and sixteen have
Deen easily accomplished. 1t is said to be
affected less than any other velocipede by any
rOughneSS in the thOrOughfareS and it passes
over newly-metaied bits OF road with compara-
tive ease. All the tires are wired on the Otto
principle, so that they cannot be greatly dam
aged by cuts from sharp stones For men
mounted thus there is, OF course, a considerable
might be Claimed from a military point OF view
These, however, are points that Will be fully
tested at Aldershot during the next week OR SO.
Yesterday machine manned by" ten riders
who did not take their baggage van with Them
set out from MeSSrs. Singers Warehouse on,
Hoborn Viaduct, at l o'clock, when the cur
rents OF traffic were running strong In opposite
directions. The whole control and steering OF
the machine is in the hands OF one man. and
he yesterday had no apparent difficulty I'm
managing 1t, even where the thoroughfare was
most denseiy crowded. 1t turned easily enough
in less space than hanson would have needed.
and threaded its Way among .numberess
vehicles without mishap, though the drivers OF
cabs anu oInllibuSeS neglected their own bust
ness 10 gaze at the strange apparitiOn as it sped
are all trained volunteers who Will be able to ex
ecute any military evolution that may be de-
manded OF them with intelligence and altogether
the experiment is one in which military men take
lively interest This latest novelty In .yeloci.
pedes has not yet been submitted to the agents OF
any continental power, and Will be subjected ia
It's f1rst practical trial for military purposes at
AlderShOt.